
FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Wizards vs. Warriors 1/18/25
FanDuel picks and predictions for tonight's Wizards vs. Warriors matchup.
Washington Wizards vs. Golden State Warriors
January 18, 2025 8:30 pm EDT
On Saturday night, the NBA presents FanDuel basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Washington Wizards and the Golden State Warriors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Washington Wizards vs. Golden State Warriors game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.
FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules
Here are the single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.
The remaining four players in your lineup will be the star, pro, and flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The pro player will accumulate 1.2x the standard fantasy points value.
The final two flex positions will receive the standard points value. Having stated that, it is important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a FanDuel single game contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel website for more details.
*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.
Here are my FanDuel picks for tonight’s Washington Wizards vs. Golden State Warriors matchup.
FanDuel NBA DFS Picks
MVP-Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $14,000
Unless you have been living under a rock the last decade you are aware that Stephen Curry is one of the best basketball players to ever lace up a sneaker. With that said, how has Curry performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s take a look at Curry’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 32 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 22.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 steals a game.
Three days ago, in the Golden State Warriors thrilling 116-1105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Stephen Curry certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Curry tallied 31 points, two rebounds, eight assists and one steal in the Golden State Warriors victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Golden State Warriors win over the Minnesota Timberwolves just mentioned, Warriors point guard Stephen Curry compiled a robust 46.2 FanDuel points.
In my view, Stephen Curry is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA DFS contest.
Star-Jordan Poole, Guard, Washington Wizards $14,500
Washington guard Jordan Poole has certainly been a key contributor to the Washington Wizards offensive success this season. Let’s review Poole’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 32 games that Jordan Poole has played for the Washington Wizards in the 2024 NBA regular season, Poole is averaging 21.4 points. 2.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.6 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (FanDuel price noted): Alex Sarr, Power Forward (Washington Wizards) $13,500: Trayce Jackson Davis, Power Forward (Golden State Warriors) $13,000: Andrew Wiggins, Small Forward (Golden State Warriors) $12,500.